Urban Getaways That Put Wellness First

Across major global cities, hotels are adding accommodations that allow visitors to find peace without leaving the city.
Urban Getaways That Put Wellness First
The newly restored Waldorf Astoria New York has always meant something, but its 2025 reopening added a new dimension to that legacy: The Guerlain Wellness Spa. Dreamstime/TNS
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By Leslie K. Hughes TravelPulse

There’s something ironic about the classic city trip. You plan to have an experience, and you come home needing to recover from it. The noise, the pace, the stimulation—it adds up. But a growing number of travelers are pushing back against that idea, and the hospitality world is listening. Across major global cities, a new kind of urban escape is emerging. And it does not ask you to leave the city to find peace, but it allows you to find it right in the middle of everything.